The Vision Committee scheduled for June 21 has been cancelled, as well as the city council meeting scheduled for July 3.

Proposed gateway monuments and wayfinding signage will not only help provide helpful information for visitors to the area but also identity and branding for the community.

The General Government Committee on Wednesday heard an update from the Monument and Wayfinding Committee that worked to review and recommend conceptual designs for a gateway monument and wayfinding signage for the city. The committee was comprised of business owners, Chamber of Commerce representatives and city staff.

"It will continue the physical revitalization of the city to promote a strong first impression and community attractiveness to businesses and visitors," said Lisa Hyams, committee chair.

The preferred design includes a mountainscape scallop layer in sculpted tan-like color with a blue mountain layer behind, with a third layer of mountainscape.

The front blue panel would incorporate a blue horizontal band to represent the Arkansas River.

"We were looking for something that accented one of our best features and that's our natural beauty and also it would be completely timeless and probably always be beautiful and not date itself," Councilwoman Ashley Smith said.

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She said other signs, including those that will be installed at Centennial Park in conjunction with its upcoming improvements, will keep the same image for branding and consistency. Smaller directional signs would point out parks, dining, galleries, the library, trails and other places of interest.

The location of the community gateway monuments is estimated to be immediately east of the existing metal sign on the east end of the city and along city-owned land between the hogback and U.S. 50 as one is traveling at the west gateway area.

The committee also will consider a rendering of the monument, which would include an image of the Royal Gorge Bridge stretching across the gorge.

The city has budgeted $400,000 this year for gateway monument and wayfinding signage. Upon CDOT approval, the project is anticipated to be completed this year.

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